🏡 Living Well Together: 

What It Means to Be a Good Neighbour at Punggol Waterfront 

Ronald Ang | Last Updated: May 24, 2025

In a place like Northshore Waterfront, where families, seniors, working adults, and children all share the same walkways, lifts, and spaces, living cohesively isn’t just ideal. It’s essential.

As our neighbourhood becomes more vibrant with every new class, event, and resident, we’re reminded that kindness is the glue that holds a community together. It’s the spirit that turns a HDB block into a home and strangers into neighbours.

(1) ✨ Practice Graciousness in Daily Life

• Hold the lift when someone’s coming

• Lower the volume in shared spaces

• Let your neighbours go first when you can

Small gestures go a long way in creating a culture of courtesy

(2) 👂 Talk, Don’t Assume

If something bothers you such as loud noise, corridor items, or shared space use, speak with your neighbour calmly. Respectful conversations often resolve problems better than complaints or enforcement

(3) 🐾 Be a Responsible Pet Owner

Pets bring joy but also responsibilities

• Always clean up after your pet

• Keep pets leashed in public areas

• Don’t let pets urinate or defecate near playgrounds, walkways, or corridors

Cleanliness and safety are part of community care

(4) 🚭 Be Mindful When Smoking or Vaping — Especially at Balconies and Service Yards

Many residents have shared concerns about cigarette smoke and vapour drifting from balconies and service yards into neighbouring units. This affects young children, the elderly, and anyone with respiratory issues.

If you smoke or vape, we ask for your cooperation and consideration

• Avoid smoking or vaping at balconies or open service yards, especially when windows nearby are open

• Do not smoke or vape in stairwells, corridors, lift lobbies, or void decks. These are prohibited areas under NEA regulations

• Never throw cigarette butts or vape pods out of windows — it is dangerous, illegal, and inconsiderate

• Use designated smoking areas or walk to a nearby open space where no one is nearby
  
  

⚠️ Note on Vaping in Singapore

Under Singapore law, it is illegal to purchase, use, possess, or sell e-cigarettes and vaping devices. If you are currently using such products, we strongly encourage you to stop, not just for legal reasons but also for the health and safety of everyone around you. 

Learn more at www.hsa.gov.sg

💛 Consider Quitting — For Yourself and Those Around You

Thinking of quitting smoking?

• It's one of the best decisions you can make for your health

• It protects your loved ones from secondhand smoke

• It improves the living environment for everyone in your block

Visit www.healthhub.sg to find free tools and support.

Let’s build a neighbourhood where clean air, mutual respect, and healthy choices are the norm.

(5) 🙌 Keep Shared Spaces Clean

Respect common areas like void decks, playgrounds, and the RN Centre

• Clear up after gatherings

• Don’t leave clutter in corridors

• Encourage children to care for public spaces too

Our estate reflects the way we treat it

(6) 👋 A Simple Hello Builds Community

A friendly greeting can make someone’s day
Smiles, waves, and short conversations help us feel more connected and safe in our neighbourhood

(7) 🛠 Look Out for Each Other

If you see

• Litter or maintenance issues

• A neighbour who needs help

• Something unsafe

Take a moment to step in or report it. Community care starts with awareness

🌱 Get Involved

Join a committee
Help out at an event
Support clean-up efforts

You don’t have to lead. Just showing up already makes a difference

💛 Let’s Grow the Kampung Spirit Together

Kindness is not a one-time thing. It is a way of life
Let’s keep Punggol Waterfront a place where everyone feels welcome, safe, and supported